Gender, Ethnicity, and Multicultural Studies, B.A. - GEMS Subplan/Option: 120 units

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Offered by: College of Education and Integrative Studies, Ethnic and Women’s Studies Department

Major Required
Subplan/Option Required
Subplan/Option Electives

Unrestricted Electives
General Education Requirements

Major Required: 36 units

EWS 1401 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3) (F)
EWS 1450 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies (3)
EWS 2800S - Service Learning and Community Engagement Service Learning (3) (E)
EWS 3850 - Education and Social Change (3)
EWS 4200 - Critical Theories in Gender and Ethnic Studies (3)
EWS 4610 - Capstone Senior Project (3)
EWS 4850 - Social Movements and Resistance (3)
Historical Content:
EWS 2011 - African American Historical Experience (3) (F) or
EWS 2021 - Latina and Latino American Historical Experience (3) (F) or
EWS 2031 - Native American Historical Experience (3) (F) or
EWS 2041 - Asian American Historical Experience (3) (F)
Contemporary Issues:
EWS 4010 - Contemporary African American Studies (3) (D4) or
EWS 4020 - Contemporary Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies (3) (D4) or
EWS 4030 - Contemporary Native American Studies (3) (D4) or
EWS 4040 - Contemporary Asian Pacific Islander American Studies (3) (D4)
Humanities:
EWS 3010 - Ethnic Identity (3) (C3) or
EWS 4100 - Art, Community, and Social Change (3) or
EWS 4310 - Ethnicity, Gender and Religion/Spirituality (3) (D4) or
EWS 4750S - Communities and Culture Service Learning (3)
Global/Diaspora:
EWS 3500 - Immigration, Race and Gender Studies (3) or
EWS 3800 - Women in Global Perspective (3) (D4) or
EWS 4500 - Multiracial and Hybrid Identities (3) (C3 or D4) or
EWS 4510 - Diaspora Studies (3) (C3 or D4)
Gender/Sexuality:
EWS 4070 - Diverse Gender and Sexual Identities (3) (D4) or
EWS 4400 - Feminist and Queer Theories (3) or
EWS 4430 - Women, Health, and Body Politics (3) (C3 or D4) or
EWS 4520 - Ethnicity, Race, and Sexuality (3) (D4)

Subplan/Option Required: 12 units

Note(s):

*Must select a course not completed in Major Required.

Subplan/Option Electives: 18 units

Any combination of courses selected in consultation with an advisor will satisfy the required 18 units. Emphases are listed to provide guidance for helping students to choose courses of interest that best fit your career goals, but there is no requirement for choosing a specific emphasis for fulfilling these units.

African American Studies
Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies
Native American Studies
Asian Pacific Islander Studies
Gender and Sexuality Studies

Unrestricted Electives: 6-18 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “Major Required”, “Subplan/Option Required”, “GE”, and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 102 units.

General Education Requirements: 48 units

Students should view their Degree Progress Report (DPR) for information regarding their General Education requirements. Unless specific GE courses are required for their major, please refer to the list of approved courses in the General Education Program in the University Catalog, https://catalog.cpp.edu. When viewing the catalog, students should select the catalog year associated with the GE requirements listed in their Degree Progress Report.

	Course	Term Taken	Grade
Area A. English Language Communication and Critical Thinking (9 units) At least 3 units from each sub-area
1. Oral Communication
2. Written Communication
3. Critical Thinking
Area B. Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning (12 units) At least 3 units from each sub-area
1. Physical Sciences
2. Life Sciences
3. Laboratory Activity
4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
5. Science and Technology Synthesis
Area C. Arts and Humanities (12 units) At least 3 units from each sub-area and 3 additional units from sub-areas 1 and/or 2
1. Visual and Performing Arts
2. Literature, Modern Languages, Philosophy and Civilization
3. Arts and Humanities Synthesis
Area D. Social Sciences (9 units) At least 3 units from each sub-area
1. U.S. History and American Ideals
2. U.S. Constitution and California Government
4. Social Science Synthesis
Area E. Lifelong Learning and Self-Development (3 units)
Area F. Ethnic Studies (3 units)

For an alternative and interdisciplinary way to complete some of their GE requirements, students may choose the Interdisciplinary General Education program, see below.

Interdisciplinary General Education: 18 units

An alternate pattern for partial fulfillment of GE Areas A, C, and D available for students is the Interdisciplinary General Education (IGE) program. Students should see an advisor for specific GE coursework required by their major. Please refer to the University Catalog General Education Program section for additional information.

How IGE fulfills General Education Requirements:

GE Area	Courses
A2	IGE 1100 and IGE 1200 Category II students are eligible to enroll in IGE 1100 (Fall) and IGE 1200 (Spring) as a two-course sequence to fulfill GE Area A2. Students who choose this sequence will also satisfy GE Area C2. Category III and IV students need to enroll in English composition courses in the A2 GE course list.
C1	IGE 2350
C2	IGE 1100 , IGE 1200 , IGE 2150 , or IGE 2250
C3	IGE 3100
D1	IGE 2150 or IGE 2250 Also satisfy American Institutions Part A
D4	IGE 3100

A single course cannot be double-counted across multiple GE Areas.

revised 07/12/2024

American Institutions: 6 units

Courses that satisfy this requirement may also satisfy GE Areas D1 and D2.

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All persons who receive undergraduate degrees from Cal Poly Pomona must pass the Graduation Writing Test (GWT). The test must be taken by the semester following completion of 60 units for undergraduates.